论《桃花扇》中崇祯帝的形象及其文本意义

在《桃花扇》中，崇祯帝作为一位“不在场的角色”始终贯穿于整个故事情节发展中。分析剧本中与崇祯帝有关的十二出故事情节，并结合明末清初史料，可以发现剧本中崇祯帝勤政治国却又治理不善、悲惨无力的形象特点。崇祯帝的死亡是文本中兴亡悲剧、侯李爱情悲剧的最初原点。孔尚任以剧中人物的视角刻绘崇祯帝的形象，让其参与进文本的故事结构中，成为文本情节的推动者、兴亡之感的催化剂、文化失落的标志，具有重要的文本意义。

The Absent Presence:Image and Text About Emperor Chongzhen in The Peach Blossom Fan

The Peach Blossom Fan makes the absent Emperor Chongzhen present throughout the whole story.Based on the twelve scenarios in the play related to Emperor Chongzhen as well as the historical data of the late Ming and early Qing period,this paper summarizes the characteristics of Emperor Chongzhen as a miserable and powerless ruler diligent yet poor in governance.His death is the original origin of the rise and fall tragedy of the day and the love tragedy between Hou and Li in the text.Kong Shangren depicts the image of Emperor Chongzhen from the perspective of the characters in the play,and skillfully blends him into the story structure of the text to play the roles of the promoter of the plot,the catalyst of the rise and fall,and the symbol of cultural loss.